Knicks reserve doubtful to play against Heat in Game 4

The New York Knicks will likely be without one of their key reserves for Game 4 of their second-round playoff series against the Miami Heat. Immanuel Quickley is listed as doubtful to play on Monday, per the team’s PR department.

Quickley initially sprained his left ankle in Game 3 on Saturday, when he scored 12 points in 20 minutes. He is averaging 9.0 points during the postseason, though he has also struggled with his shooting (34.8 percent).

We have more on the Knicks:

• Trailing 2-1 in the series, the team needs Julius Randle to break out of his postseason funk, Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily News writes. He was limited to 10 points on 4-of-15 shooting and committed four turnovers in Game 3. Overall, Randle is averaging just 15.3 points on 34.6 percent shooting this postseason. “Some of the looks are different. Defense is a little bit tighter,” Randle said. “So I’ve got to do a better job of finding ways to execute off of that.”
• Randle’s struggles are far from the only issue the Knicks have encountered against the Heat, Fred Katz of The Athletic opines. Their perimeter shooting and offensive spacing have been subpar, they are getting out-hustled and they not not dominating the glass, as they did in the first round against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
• Unless New York finds a way to counteract Jimmy Butler, the Knicks are doomed, Tom D’Angeleo of the Palm Beach Post opines. Butler returned from a one-game absence to score 28 points in 36 minutes in Game 3.